Terako Queen’s Easy Win

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29713, 5 January 1962, Page 4

Terako Queen’s Easy Win

(From Our Ouns Reporter)

GREYMOUTH, January 4.

Terako Queen, a weak ninth in the Victoria Park Handicap earlier in the day after breaking at the start, led all the way for an easy three lengths win in the Paparoa Handicap, the last race at Greymouth today.

Terako Queen, an aged bay mare owned by Mr T. C. Dickson and trained at Templeton by her driver, J. A. Carmichael, beat the favourite, Lightning Lil, and Montaigne. Terako Queen began well and was soon in front. At the mile she was a length clear of Bob Hanover, which was followed at length intervals bv Montaigne and Lightning Lil. Sea Chase was also handy. This order was more or less unchanged at the half-mile and coming to the straight Terako Queen was still a couple of lengths clear. At the turn it was obvious she would not be caught, and she went on down the straight to win at ease. Three lengths away there was a close battle for second between Lightning Lil and Montaigne, which were separated by half a head. Contribute, a stable-mate of Lightning Lil, was two lengths away, fourth. Fifth after a gap was Bob Hanover, which stopped quickly over the last furlong. Next, at intervals, were Sea Chase. Charles Junior, and Toll Call. The latter two broke at the start. All-The-Way Win After being out by about 10 lengths a couple of furlongs from the start, Lady Verna was untroubled to hold her lead all the way in the Gladstone Handicap. She beat Medieval by five lengths at the finish, with the closest of the others, Young Henry, well beaten in third place, 12 lengths away. Medieval, which gradually made up ground after breaking early in the race, was only two or three lengths behind Lady Verna coming to the home turn, and looked to have a good chance of catching her when he broke again. Young Henry was second nearly all the way, but tired over the last three furlongs. Gleaning, another which broke early, took fourth from Regal Trick by half a head. She was eight lengths behind Young Henry and the others were even more soundly beaten. Astralight Wins Lady Verna tried hard for her second win of the day in the Sumner Handicap, the fifth race, but was caught and passed a few yards from the post by Astralight. Rehandicapped to 36 yards for her win earlier in the Gladstone Handicap, Lady Verna began better than most of the others, and reached the lead soon after the start. After half a mile she was three lengths clear of Gleaning. Astralight and Young Henry were six lengths away and the others were well back. Lady Verna continued past the half-mile and was three lengths clear of Gleaning coming to the straight. Astralight had gradually improved and was just behind. Gleaning was beaten at the furlong and Lady Verna looked set for a second easy win. Then Astralight began to gain rapidly. Lady Verna’s trainerdriver, N. L. Berkett, urged her on vigorously, but she was finished 20 yards from the post. • Astralight won by a length and a half. Gleaning was third eight lengths away, two lengths clear of Young Henry. Huntingdon was the best of the others, all of which were well beaten. Easy For Vivacis Vivacis ran on strongly on the outside to win the Brunner Handicap at her ease from Semi Circle and Seriatim. , Vivacis was' well back In the field for the first couple of rounds, but began to make up ground from the seven furlongs. At the half-mile she was fifth and she was just behind Thrift and Seriatim into the straight. The lead changed rapidly in the middle stages of the race, first Vitane. then Gay Tartan, Gold Pegasus, and Thrift taking over. At the half-mile the first five were Thrift, Seriatim, Vivace, Vignon and Vivacis. The winning margin was

First Division 4/3 SEMI CIRCLE (13) It K. D. Murray 1 3/6 GAY TARTAN (7) It A. M. Purdon 2 15/16 BLACK BRAID It W. R. Butt 3 8/7 Adio Star. 6/4 Meadow Glow. 12/13 Falette. 18/18 Red Eye. 10/8 Vivace. 11/11 Sliver Mica. 14/14 Singing Lad, 17/15 Vignon also started. Nose: three lengths. Vivace was fourth. Times—3m!n 7 1-5 sec. 3min 7 2-ssec. 3min 8 1-5 sec. Dividends—Win: £4 Is. Places: £2 6s 6d. £2 12s. Second Division 1/2 FURY RIVER (6) It M Holmes 1 7/9 SERIATIM (14) It A. C. Amyes 2 6/4 COLOURS FLYING It D. G. Jones 3 8/7 Arusa. 2/1 Dorian Gray. 9/10 Gold Pegasus. 16/17 Legendary. 10/8 Sabrina Fair, 5/5 Sara Black. 13/12 Sinbad also started. Four lengths: length and a half, Dorian Gray was fourth. Times—3min lOsec. 3min 10 2-5 sec. 3min 10 4-ssec. Dividends—Win: £3 6s 6d. Places: £2 5s 6d. £3 10s. PAPAROA HANDICAP, Of £3OO : 2min 54sec class: one mile and three furlongs. 6/6 TERAKO QUEEN (8) It J. A. Carmichael 1 1/1 LIGHTNING LIL (3A) It .. F. E. Newfield 2 6/7 MONITAIGNE (5) It D. G. Jones 3 2/2 Bob Hanover. 1/1 Contribute. 7/3 Sea Chase. 4/5 Toll Call. 3/4 Charles Junior also started. Three lengths: half a head. Contribute was fourth. Time*— 3mln Ssec, 3min 5 2-s*ec. 3mln Dividends.—Win: £lO 6s. Places: £4 4s. £1 10s 64. Bracket: Contribute end Lightning mi

two and a half lengths, with a neck between second and third. Two lengths away Thrift battled on for fourth, ciear of Vitane. Vignan and Sabrina Fair were next Legendary was pulled up after three furlongs.

Just Got Up Morano Boy finished strongly from the middle of the field to get up in the last few stridea in the Probationary Handicap. He beat Young Garry by a nose, with two and a half lengths to Rosalind Globe.

Arriaga made most of the pace but began to weaken from the three furlongs where Borodin took over. Young Garry, Worthy Flicka and Second Lady were also handy most of the way. On the home turn Young Garry was just clear of Rosalind Globe. Borodin was next and Morano Boy was improving fast on the outside. Young Garry was clear at the furlong, but Morano Boy kept up a determined finish and got up right on the line. Rosalind Globe battled on for third, just besting Borodin. Fifth was Worthy Flicka. followed by Anahera, Giowater and Arriaga. Anahera. Bay Prince. Young Peg and Van Rebeck all broke at the start. Young Peg was pulled up. Tight Finish Gay Tartan just failed to lead all the way in the first division of the Members' Handicap. Semi Circle, which trailed on the fence all the way to the straight, finished powerfully wide out and caught her a few strides from the post. Only a nose separated them, and there were three lengths to the third horse, Black Braid, which ran on from fourth at the half-mile. Vivace, third most of the way. battled on for fourth. Fallette and Adio Star, which broke at the start, were pulled up. Fury River won the second division easily after leading from soon after the start. She beat Seriatim, which was also prominent early and was third at the half-mile, bv four lengths. Colours flying battled on for third and Dorian Gray finished well for fourth after losing ground by breaking at the start.